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Before the beginning of the NFL season, at least one article was written making the then-credible argument that the Jacksonville Jaguars were ready to cast off the ineptitudes of campaigns past and march forth into a new, bold era enabled by advanced metrics and a forward-thinking front office. It was a nice hook, even if it partially hinged on believing in Blaine Gabbert.

But the Jaguars have been historically terrible this year, losing all of their games by a point differential that rates as the worst through six weeks of all 446 teams that have played in the 21st century. By comparison, the Denver Broncos have at times resembled an anthropomorphic forest fire as Peyton Manning has put up the best numbers of his career (reflect for a moment how absurd that is to be happening after however many neck surgeries) as the team is threatening to score more points than any team, ever. When they play on Sunday, the Jaguars will open up as the largest underdog of all-time at 28 points. It might seem improbable that the Broncos could cover such a large gap, but the Jaguars are truly untested and there’s no indication that Manning’s in the charitable mood to let up for a moment. (Even if is he being a mensch about it.) For all of former Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell’s optimism, his ultimate takeaway is that Jacksonville only needs to win one game this season to avoid outright failure. Heartening stuff! Read More »

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